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General Category => GENERAL DISCUSSION TO INCLUDE OFF TOPIC => Topic started by: skfarmer on April 13, 2024, 10:37:56 PM

Title: spring 24
Post by: skfarmer on April 13, 2024, 10:37:56 PM: has begun. opened up some ground with the heavy harrow this morning. spread some fertilizer on it, worked it again and seeded about half of it. tough going but hope i can find some more dry ground to go on tomorrow.
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: The Magic Ratchet on April 14, 2024, 07:20:26 AM: Keep up the good work. I, for one, definitely like to hear about it.

Thank You,
Lou
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: goodfellow on April 14, 2024, 12:01:26 PM: Tough soggy spring in central Virginia. The ground is waterlogged and swamp-like. Fields in our area still have some standing water.

Good luck Harlan -- hope everything get done in short order.
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: jabberwoki on April 14, 2024, 12:17:03 PM: pix
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: bonneyman on April 14, 2024, 03:31:04 PM: Feb and March were really rainy here, much higher than is usual. So, the weeds and Bermuda grass have taken over!
Took alot longer than last year to prep the garden and get rid of all the weeds. Hoping the harvest is worth the work.
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: muddy on April 15, 2024, 08:56:32 PM: Got about 8-10 inches of rain in three days the first week in April. And a couple of rainy days since. Not much happening around here.

Sent from my twisted mind of the mudman
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: fatfillup on April 18, 2024, 05:40:57 AM: Biggest farm locally will start planting next week. They have been spraying when they can

Good luck Harlan
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: highland512 on April 18, 2024, 07:26:22 AM: We seem to be averaging 2"+ of rain a week since early March. I can barely mow grass let alone think about working dirt. I did manage to get potatoes planted in the garden.
Title: Re: spring 24
Post by: john k on April 18, 2024, 04:23:48 PM: Planted potatos,,,,,maybe frost on Sat. Saw corn planters going by Sioux City. Had just enough rain to make yard get ahead of us.